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Definition
propaganda noun
/ˌprɒp.əˈgæn.də/
/ˌprɑː.pə-/ n [U] mainly disapproving
/ˌprɑː.pə-/ n [U] mainly disapproving information, ideas, opinions or images, often only giving one part of an argument, which are broadcast, published or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions
political/wartime propaganda
At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda.
One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise.
propagandize
verb
formal mainly disapproving UK usually /ˌprɒp.əˈgæn.daɪz//ˌprɑː.pə-/ v [I]
propagandise
/ˌprɑː.pə-/ v [I] to create or spread propaganda
(Definition of propaganda noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
